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he was the only guy out there predicting a sweeping romney win. well, today it is senator bill nelson of florida predicting that joe biden will make mincemeat out of paul ryan. it is a dicey game. >> yes, he was spot on -- setting the expectations so high and really came through. talking to partisans on both sides, the job for the vice president tonight is to slow the momentum of governor romney. and ryan at this point, to try to change the dynamic once again, this is going to be a proxy fight, but you know what? paul ryan has a record, as well, and that is something that joe biden wants to exploit here. he will talk about the president and the 47% and talk about ryan as the idea of a lot of conservative thinking, the taxes, and spending. >> all right, david gregory, all part of the team for tonight's coverage of the vice presidential debate beginning tonight, 9 eastern, 6:00 on the west coast here on this nbc station. >>> we turn now to another major story out there today, the meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid shots for back pain. the
he was the only guy out there predicting a sweeping romney win. well, today it is senator bill nelson of florida predicting that joe biden will make mincemeat out of paul ryan. it is a dicey game. >> yes, he was spot on -- setting the expectations so high and really came through. talking to partisans on both sides, the job for the vice president tonight is to slow the momentum of governor romney. and ryan at this point, to try to change the dynamic once again, this is going to be a proxy...
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mitt romney says he was not sure if paul ryan had had a debate, maybe back in high school. you don't want to bring up the phrase "high school" when you want to look presidential? >> all right, chuck todd, heading up the debate, here on the nbc station. >>> today, in washington, a lot of republicans in congress had a lot of questions about the obama mission, about the night in benghazi, when a sudden and strong attack took the lives of our u.s. ambassador, and at the american consulate there, along with three other americans our report tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: sparking the confrontation, the two security offices from the consulate who said the requests were either turned down or ignored. >> we were fighting a losing battle. we couldn't even keep away we had. were not allowed to keep what we had. >> it was very clear we were not going to get resources until the aftermath of the incident. >> reporter: republicans accused them of lying regarding the protests over an anti-muslim video. >> there was no protest, and camera
mitt romney says he was not sure if paul ryan had had a debate, maybe back in high school. you don't want to bring up the phrase "high school" when you want to look presidential? >> all right, chuck todd, heading up the debate, here on the nbc station. >>> today, in washington, a lot of republicans in congress had a lot of questions about the obama mission, about the night in benghazi, when a sudden and strong attack took the lives of our u.s. ambassador, and at the...
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paul ryan makes the case for romney-ryan in the hall of election. condoleezza rice also speaking in prime time. all this while we llow what is happening to our west, where isaac is battering the gulf coast. live from tampa, florida, here is brian williams. good evening once again from tampa. night two of this gop convention. tonight we get to hear from paul ryan and this gathering gets its first glimpse in person of the number two man on this ticket. and just like last night, a major news event is competing for our attention. a change from what was until late this afternoon hurricane isaac. portions of louisiana just outside new orleans saw some truly devastating flooding, surprisingly so inome spots. the rescue effort was finally able to be suspended tonight, just after dark. and importantly, some parts of the state of louisiana may receive 20 inches of rain before this storm moves on out. lester holt has been through all of it in new orleans. we talked to him lasnight there. he's been through the day and on into tonight. he is with us from there a
paul ryan makes the case for romney-ryan in the hall of election. condoleezza rice also speaking in prime time. all this while we llow what is happening to our west, where isaac is battering the gulf coast. live from tampa, florida, here is brian williams. good evening once again from tampa. night two of this gop convention. tonight we get to hear from paul ryan and this gathering gets its first glimpse in person of the number two man on this ticket. and just like last night, a major news event...
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romney and why and headed to a volunteer center in ohio -- romney and ryan. joe biden stopped in a restaurant. just a few more hours and they get the first returns. >> what are the states to watch? virginia, ohio, florida. steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. >> so far, no major issues at the polls, although there were some complaints about long lines. that is a very positive sign for a large voter turnout. mr. robinson is live in northeast baltimore with more on that story. >> it certainly is a good sign -- lisa robinson is live in northeast baltimore. >> right now we don't have any lines here at northwood elementary school, but inside this school, for different precincts votes. thousands of people are voting here at this particular location. i did just check inside and the lines are growing as people are getting off work. even though the lines are long, the voters are eager. >> it is a good thing. last time we voted, it was not like that at all, but this time there has been a steady flow all day long. but everywhere there are long lines. for the most part, th
romney and why and headed to a volunteer center in ohio -- romney and ryan. joe biden stopped in a restaurant. just a few more hours and they get the first returns. >> what are the states to watch? virginia, ohio, florida. steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. >> so far, no major issues at the polls, although there were some complaints about long lines. that is a very positive sign for a large voter turnout. mr. robinson is live in northeast baltimore with more on that story. >>...
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i guess you could call it romney does not care. >> joe biden was mocking mitt romney and paul ryan. >> these guys say the president is out of touch? a swiss bank account. millions in the cayman islands. who is out of touch? >> mitt romney stayed out of the fray in new hampshire. in charlotte, a few hundred activists protested the city's big banks and demanded tougher environmental laws as the president headed toward his convention. tomorrow, mr. obama campaigns in ohio, a critical battleground. then he goes to louisiana. from charlotte, wbal-tv 11 news. >> things are back to normal at the airport. a number of flights were put on hold this morning. part of a ground stoppage at three major airports. the problem has been traced to a fire at an office refrigerator and faa facility outside of d.c. flames broke out and the radar facility that handle flights to the area. the grounding was put in place at 8:40 this morning. he remains in critical condition. members of his church tells us when he returns, they are planning something >> the church attended by the perry hall high school shooting
i guess you could call it romney does not care. >> joe biden was mocking mitt romney and paul ryan. >> these guys say the president is out of touch? a swiss bank account. millions in the cayman islands. who is out of touch? >> mitt romney stayed out of the fray in new hampshire. in charlotte, a few hundred activists protested the city's big banks and demanded tougher environmental laws as the president headed toward his convention. tomorrow, mr. obama campaigns in ohio, a...
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against romney. ryan called the administration's reresponse on libya weak but biden fired back calling his response malarkey. >>> leon panetta said the u.s. could face a cyber pearl harbor. recent seib cyber attacks has b iranians for some incursions, tapping into critical u.s. infrastructure and painting a grim picture in which hackers could derail passenger trains and contaminate the water supplies of major cities. >>> investigators searching for a missing 10-year-old girl in colorado are appealing to the public for help in finding her apparent abductor. meantime today, police expect to positively identify a body found near the spot where jessica ridgeway disappeared exactly one week ago. officials say the condition of the body has delayed identification and gave no indication of its age or gender. >>> colorado movie theater shooting suspect james holmes was back in court on thursday. his attorney asked the judge to delay next month's hearing on whether holmes should stand trial until january. the
against romney. ryan called the administration's reresponse on libya weak but biden fired back calling his response malarkey. >>> leon panetta said the u.s. could face a cyber pearl harbor. recent seib cyber attacks has b iranians for some incursions, tapping into critical u.s. infrastructure and painting a grim picture in which hackers could derail passenger trains and contaminate the water supplies of major cities. >>> investigators searching for a missing 10-year-old girl...
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ryan, playing off the title of mr. ryan's book, "young guns." the romney campaign called the comments "over the top." bruce springsteen, alongside president obama for the campaign. >> governor romney's argument is, we're not fixed, so fire him and put me in. why in the wide world would you chunk a strategy that is working for one you know will not work? >> reporter: ohio and wisconsin are the states seen as the election firewall, because losing them could mean they would lose other states such as georgia, florida, colorado and nevada. and still get a win with 271 electr electoral votes. news polls in the states show the obama-joe biden ticket still holding a small edge, in iowa, an eight-point advantage, in wisconsin, six points, obama, 51, ryan, 45. >> and we saw no difference in the real polls, before tuesday's debate compared to those polled last night, but we did see an uptick in the polls last night when asked which way the country was heading in that direction. and by the way, brian, as you know, the president and mitt romney are in your n
ryan, playing off the title of mr. ryan's book, "young guns." the romney campaign called the comments "over the top." bruce springsteen, alongside president obama for the campaign. >> governor romney's argument is, we're not fixed, so fire him and put me in. why in the wide world would you chunk a strategy that is working for one you know will not work? >> reporter: ohio and wisconsin are the states seen as the election firewall, because losing them could mean...
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>> so what the romney-ryan ticket wants to do is change medicare by offering premium support or a voucher to seniors to be able to purchase health care in the private market, choices of health care plans under medicare including traditional medicare. but you said, as a 41-year-old, 30 years from now, when we retire. but that's not accure, senator. their plan would make these changes in 10 years. so if you're a senior, if you're 55 years old, you have to think about the impact of these policies. if they have the right idea, why not do it now? why not put these changes in place and affect your mother's medicare right now? >> well, first of all, because i think it's doable without disrupting my mother's medicare and people of her generation. in the ad, i was describing the impact it would have on people like me, my generation, and the truth is our medicare will look different. we'll have more choices. ours will probably be adjusted for how wealthy we are when we retire. wealthy people will get less of a premium support. it's still going to be the best plan in the world. it will just be diffe
>> so what the romney-ryan ticket wants to do is change medicare by offering premium support or a voucher to seniors to be able to purchase health care in the private market, choices of health care plans under medicare including traditional medicare. but you said, as a 41-year-old, 30 years from now, when we retire. but that's not accure, senator. their plan would make these changes in 10 years. so if you're a senior, if you're 55 years old, you have to think about the impact of these...
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it's reintroducing or even introducing mitt romney and paul ryan to the american public, telling his personal story. a couple details that have already been revealed as part of the convention with its theme, "a better future." mitt romney even yesterday putting an op ed in the "wall street journal" embracing what has been used as a point of contention, been used by the obama campaign against him, that is his experience at bain capital. also, we will hear from some members of the mormon community speaking about their personal experiences with romney. >> peter alexander in ohio this morning, thanks. michael steele is the former chairman of the republican national committee, and karen finney is former communications director for the democratic national committee, both political analysts at msnbc, and i say good morning to both of you and thanks for joining us. >> good morning, lester. >> good morning. >> michael, it's been quite a week for republicans. you've got mitt romney's joke about the birther joke. you've got todd akin's rape comments and now you've got a storm barreling toward t
it's reintroducing or even introducing mitt romney and paul ryan to the american public, telling his personal story. a couple details that have already been revealed as part of the convention with its theme, "a better future." mitt romney even yesterday putting an op ed in the "wall street journal" embracing what has been used as a point of contention, been used by the obama campaign against him, that is his experience at bain capital. also, we will hear from some members of...
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. >> and now to governor romney thanking supporters and his running mate, congressman paul ryan, during a gracious concession speech. >> like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. i so wish, i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. thank you and god bless america. >>> and just as you are react g reacting, reaction from around the world to president obama's re-election victory is pouring in this morning. nbc's michelle kosinski is live in london. michelle, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, lynn. it is a strong reaction. it's on the front page of the british paper "the guardian "america's verdict. it was incredible watching british network's coverage of the election. it started before midnight, went all night with live coverage of the results. and to see it, you would think you were watching an american broadcast. that level of depth and detail. i
. >> and now to governor romney thanking supporters and his running mate, congressman paul ryan, during a gracious concession speech. >> like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. i so wish, i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. thank you and...
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and paul ryan. i was with paul yesterday here in richmond. we're going to win this state, and i think we're going to win it a lot bigger than most people are predicting. yes for mitt romney and yes for george allen. >> leader, you're talking about the plan that mitt romney has. well, the president as he is making his final argument took on the sort of change that governor romney is offering. he was speaking last night in your state. >> we know what change looks like and what governor romney is selling ain't it. giving more power to the biggest banks isn't change. another $5 trillion tax cut for the wealthy, that's not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your policies until after the election, that's definitely not change. >> how do you respond to that? >> well, did you hear anything that has to do with a solution to a problem in the president's short remarks there? no. that's the difference. mitt romney is offering solutions. and an answer to folks that are asking, the millions
and paul ryan. i was with paul yesterday here in richmond. we're going to win this state, and i think we're going to win it a lot bigger than most people are predicting. yes for mitt romney and yes for george allen. >> leader, you're talking about the plan that mitt romney has. well, the president as he is making his final argument took on the sort of change that governor romney is offering. he was speaking last night in your state. >> we know what change looks like and what...
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down on stuff that we weren't sure if the romney/ryan ticket is going to stick with. he is in favor of privatizing social security and overturning "roe v. wade" and making abortion criminal. on afghanistan, nobody has pressed them on afghanistan. now we know they are going to stick to the 2014 deadline but they also think that deadline is dangerous and a bad idea. that's the sign of a campaign that hasn't been pressed very much on that issue, that it made so little sense when they had to. >> very quickly, you obviously think biden won, but would you acknowledge that ryan passed the threshold test proving he was a plausible president and vice president if the need arose? >> on everything except foreign policy. i think paul ryan was out of his depth on foreign policy. maybe it wasn't fair to have him with a foreign correspondent moderator and former chair of the senate foreign relations committee there talking about foreign policy. there he bottomed out, and other than that he did just fine. >> we'll see you tonight on msnbc. >> we want to turn and take another perspect
down on stuff that we weren't sure if the romney/ryan ticket is going to stick with. he is in favor of privatizing social security and overturning "roe v. wade" and making abortion criminal. on afghanistan, nobody has pressed them on afghanistan. now we know they are going to stick to the 2014 deadline but they also think that deadline is dangerous and a bad idea. that's the sign of a campaign that hasn't been pressed very much on that issue, that it made so little sense when they had...
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they think it's a great counter to mitt romney and a great counter to paul ryan's budget, which they contend does not match in the world of 99% versus the 1%. they believe their message matches the moment. >> tom friedman also, of course, encountered this past week where the president tried to strip oil companies of certain tax breaks and incentives. the republican senate and a few democrats blocked that. but how big of an issue are gas prices going to be moving forward through the fall? >> they're clearly big issues. anytime in the past we've seen them, they can be debilitating for whoever is in power. joe, i'm a big believer that the world is getting flat, hot and crowded. global warming and thereç will just be more people. a lot of people don't believe in hot. take that off. you better believe the world is getting flat and crowded. more people and more who want to live like us, drive american cars, live in american homes and eat american big mac. in a flat and crowded world, prices will only go one way. we need a grand bargain between the industry and the environmental community
they think it's a great counter to mitt romney and a great counter to paul ryan's budget, which they contend does not match in the world of 99% versus the 1%. they believe their message matches the moment. >> tom friedman also, of course, encountered this past week where the president tried to strip oil companies of certain tax breaks and incentives. the republican senate and a few democrats blocked that. but how big of an issue are gas prices going to be moving forward through the fall?...
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romney was out today with paul ryan's wife janet. she speaks tonight to urge budget balancing. >> it is not a very pretty picture for which to leave. -- from which to lead. >> i consider any opportunity to address our nation's veterans a privilege not to be missed. >> he wants voters to picture him begging the debt crisis, partnered with balanced budget warrior, paul ryan. it is that team, the gop ticket, that they hope more voters will get behind because of the ryan speech. >> meanwhile, a group of maryland officials gathered today to remind revenant -- residents of their right to vote and to clear up any confusion over registration. they expressed the importance of registering to vote and what to expect on election day. they also informed voters of possible schemes to deter people from voting, referring to the robo call controversy of 2010. >> ladies and gentlemen, this is our watch. we deserve better and must do better not just for ourselves, but for generations unborn. all the cooking ourselves with the facts can we quit -- prote
romney was out today with paul ryan's wife janet. she speaks tonight to urge budget balancing. >> it is not a very pretty picture for which to leave. -- from which to lead. >> i consider any opportunity to address our nation's veterans a privilege not to be missed. >> he wants voters to picture him begging the debt crisis, partnered with balanced budget warrior, paul ryan. it is that team, the gop ticket, that they hope more voters will get behind because of the ryan speech....
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. >> reporter: back in florida and back on stage together for the first time since tampa, mitt romney and paul ryan aimed to harness the momentum from their week in the spotlight. >> look, it's time for us to take responsibility for the course of america, to get us back on track. you can change the course of this country. we're going to take america back. >> reporter: but earlier saturday in cincinnati, ohio, romney used the start of the football season to arguitis time for someone new to start calling the plays. >> 23 million people are out of work or stopped looking for work or underemployed. let me tell you, if you have a coach that's zero and 23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. >> reporter: and in an uncharacteristic move, romney attempted to distance himself from an unpopular congress, even while sharing the stage with republican house speaker john boehner and ohio senator rob portman. >> we're going to finally have to do something that republicans have spoken about for a long time and for a while. we didn't do it. while we had the lead, we let people down. we have
. >> reporter: back in florida and back on stage together for the first time since tampa, mitt romney and paul ryan aimed to harness the momentum from their week in the spotlight. >> look, it's time for us to take responsibility for the course of america, to get us back on track. you can change the course of this country. we're going to take america back. >> reporter: but earlier saturday in cincinnati, ohio, romney used the start of the football season to arguitis time for...
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if he doesn't, the romney/ryan ticket will be tarred with this feather for the entire campaign. they sponsored bills together that pretty much echo this sentiment. >> two issues. first of all, was it a slip of the tongue? sometimes in the media we can over react and jump. this is not a slip of the tongue. when you say a calculated point of view, thoughtful -- anything but thoughtful, a blithering idiot point of view. if he stays in, it gives them the ultimate poster boy. >> oh well, does he mean to do it. this was purposeful. >> he actually did mean to. >> let's move onto augusta national golf club for the first time in 80 years after a lot of pressure, they are allowing in two female members, condoleezza rice and darla moore, respected in the investment field. applause? >> hello. >> did they do it for the right reasons? >> i've never been this big fan of they must let in women. i just am not. >> because of private clubs. >> because it's a private club. >> blacks also? >> absolutely. they could make the decision. i explained this to you before. >> explained -- >> you sometimes a
if he doesn't, the romney/ryan ticket will be tarred with this feather for the entire campaign. they sponsored bills together that pretty much echo this sentiment. >> two issues. first of all, was it a slip of the tongue? sometimes in the media we can over react and jump. this is not a slip of the tongue. when you say a calculated point of view, thoughtful -- anything but thoughtful, a blithering idiot point of view. if he stays in, it gives them the ultimate poster boy. >> oh well,...
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paul ryan will vote and join him in boston. joe biden will vote in delaware before joining him in chicago. tracie pots has the details on the final frantic day of campaigning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning. it may be a frantic day of voting too. this is one of the many polling places soon to open in ohio. take a look at the cincinnati inquirer. the headline, it's all up to us. ohio at the center of the political universe. while this state may, in fact, be important, it wasn't the first to vote. for the first time ever and with its lowest turnout in almost 50 years, a tie this morning in tiny dixville, notch. just after midnight they cast 5 votes for president obama, 5 for governor romney. a few hours south in manchester the governor ends his campaign. >> the last months of our campaign have seen the gathering of strength of a real movement across this country. it's evident in the size of these crowds like this tonight. my goodness. and i understand that there are a few thousand people outdoors that
paul ryan will vote and join him in boston. joe biden will vote in delaware before joining him in chicago. tracie pots has the details on the final frantic day of campaigning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning. it may be a frantic day of voting too. this is one of the many polling places soon to open in ohio. take a look at the cincinnati inquirer. the headline, it's all up to us. ohio at the center of the political universe. while this state may, in fact, be...
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house leader paul ryan, who is from wisconsin, 87-year-old former president george bush. >> i think it is time to get behind romney. >> marco rubeo. >> i think it is important because he needs to start bringing the party together and start generating enthusiasm for the general election. >> i'm here -- [cheers and applause] >> i'm going to put on my jacket. >> president obama is already campaigning. four events in two states. he says he kept his promise of change. >> change is the promise we had. >> back in wisconsin san form is still fighting romney. >> if wisconsin comes through for us, we have a three-week hiatus. >> it is almost a make-or-break deal for rick santorum mple he needs to do well. he's going into debt. he's not raising enough money to survive until tampa. he needs a boost. >> or dramatically widen mitt romney's lead. because tuesday's two primaries and one in d.c. are mostly winner-take-all. romney could get 100 delegates. santorum just a few or none. steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news in washington. >> the time is 5:13. 47 degrees on tv hill. >> finally after thousands o
house leader paul ryan, who is from wisconsin, 87-year-old former president george bush. >> i think it is time to get behind romney. >> marco rubeo. >> i think it is important because he needs to start bringing the party together and start generating enthusiasm for the general election. >> i'm here -- [cheers and applause] >> i'm going to put on my jacket. >> president obama is already campaigning. four events in two states. he says he kept his promise of...
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. >> reporter: governor romney went straight from the polls to his campaign plane with paul ryan. >> i'm awed by the spirit and enthusiasm, support, energy, it's just amazing. thank you. >> reporter: while mr. romney thanks volunteers, later fueling up on fast food. it was a near traffic jam on the tarmac in cleveland. air force two carrying the vice president to a late campaign swing of his own touched down behind the governor's jet. he appeared almost overwhelmed by the reception in a state until now he largely ignored. >> that's when you know you're going to win. >> reporter: mr. ronlny said he didn't want to look back with anything other than satisfaction about his campaign. last night the romneys were greeted by a rock star's welcome in new hampshire. a three minute ovation in the state where the former massachusetts governor kicked off this campaign more than 500 days ago. >> i have a clear and unequivocal message. with the right leadership, america's going to come roaring back. >> reporter: late today after a bitter campaign, mr. romney struck a conciliatory tone. >> the presi
. >> reporter: governor romney went straight from the polls to his campaign plane with paul ryan. >> i'm awed by the spirit and enthusiasm, support, energy, it's just amazing. thank you. >> reporter: while mr. romney thanks volunteers, later fueling up on fast food. it was a near traffic jam on the tarmac in cleveland. air force two carrying the vice president to a late campaign swing of his own touched down behind the governor's jet. he appeared almost overwhelmed by the...
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. >> reporter: and to give you an idea on how much it has to do with the state of ohio, romney heads to ohio, back here this weekend, his running mate, paul ryan will hold eight events here in this state. >> peter alexander, tonight in defiance, ohio. >>> earlier this morning we were in tampa, florida with president obama in the middle of 24 hours worth of non-stop travel from one end of this country to the other. when the news arrived, the president received a sudden endorsement from a big name who had endorsed him last time around, retired secretary of state general colin powell. >> i also saw the president get us out of one war, start to get us out of the second war and didn't get us into any new wars. and finally, i think the actions he has taken with respect to protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid, so i think we ought to keep on the track we are on. >> general powell started off his endorsement, as you saw there, with praise on the economy and health care. the president's day was a fog of flights, motorcades and appearances. it goes on until 11:00 tonight unti
. >> reporter: and to give you an idea on how much it has to do with the state of ohio, romney heads to ohio, back here this weekend, his running mate, paul ryan will hold eight events here in this state. >> peter alexander, tonight in defiance, ohio. >>> earlier this morning we were in tampa, florida with president obama in the middle of 24 hours worth of non-stop travel from one end of this country to the other. when the news arrived, the president received a sudden...
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our problem is that he's a bad president. >> reporter: if the romney/ryan ticket wins, paul ryan would also be high on a list of likely contenders. >> we can get this country working again. we can get this economy growing again. we can make the safety net safe again. >> reporter: still, hillary clinton is the most experienced of any of the candidates in either party. jon stewart made it clear who he hopes the future republican candidate would be. >> this is the republican national convention, the road to jeb bush 2016. >> reporter: as for hillary clinton, her longtime fund-raisers certainly think she will run, but those who know her best say she has made no decision yet and doesn't have to for a while. but as one "new york times" columnist wrote on sunday hillary is the real comeback kid. savannah? >> all right. andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom, thank you. now let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> thanks very much, savannah. nice friends hanging out here. where are you from? >> canada, new brunswick. >> similar haircuts, too, so it's very nice. worked out well.
our problem is that he's a bad president. >> reporter: if the romney/ryan ticket wins, paul ryan would also be high on a list of likely contenders. >> we can get this country working again. we can get this economy growing again. we can make the safety net safe again. >> reporter: still, hillary clinton is the most experienced of any of the candidates in either party. jon stewart made it clear who he hopes the future republican candidate would be. >> this is the...
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. >> romney/ryan will win with 281 electoral votes. >> reporter: avoiding the spin of talking heads silver sticks to the numbers, averaging statewide polls, factoring in for uncertainty, and then running a variety of scenarios for how these probabilities would play out. >> when we say that obama had like a 91% chance of winning the electoral college that meant when we looked at all the combinations of different states he won about 90% of those and romney won the other 10%. >> projecting that. >> reporter: like jonah hill's character in the movie "money ball" silver got his start in baseball predicting player performance. do you think you're the jonah hill of politics? >> maybe he's the nate silver of baseball. i'm not sure. >> reporter: with four more years for the president, nate has his own vision for the country. >> i think math does not need to be intimidating. it can be fun and interesting and useful. >> reporter: you're making it kind of cool. >> yeah, hopefully right? hopefully kids will pursue more math and science education. we need more of that to compete in this country. >> sale
. >> romney/ryan will win with 281 electoral votes. >> reporter: avoiding the spin of talking heads silver sticks to the numbers, averaging statewide polls, factoring in for uncertainty, and then running a variety of scenarios for how these probabilities would play out. >> when we say that obama had like a 91% chance of winning the electoral college that meant when we looked at all the combinations of different states he won about 90% of those and romney won the other 10%....
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i think when you have -- paul ryan is not going to be able to do what mitt romney did. he was the chairman of the budget committee, for goodness sakes. it would be an affront to him to make up all of these numbers. >> let me switch to a different performance this week that got a lot of attention. i had the chance to sit down with a familiar face on this program, arnold schwarzenegger, former governor of california. recent revelations about his personal conduct have hurt his reputation, to say the very least. you have noticed he's been out this week with a new book called "total recall:my unbelievable true story" in which he details what he says are his successes and his failures. governor schwarzenegger, whack welcome back to "meet the press" meet. . >> thank you. it's good to be back again. >> let's start with politics. you're still a high profile voice in the republican party. what do you make of the race? can governor romney win this election? >> i think that the race is wide open. and i think that there's a lot of things that change all the time especially close to
i think when you have -- paul ryan is not going to be able to do what mitt romney did. he was the chairman of the budget committee, for goodness sakes. it would be an affront to him to make up all of these numbers. >> let me switch to a different performance this week that got a lot of attention. i had the chance to sit down with a familiar face on this program, arnold schwarzenegger, former governor of california. recent revelations about his personal conduct have hurt his reputation, to...
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. >> ryan and rove were part after larger republican story which is to deny reality. and my favorite chutzpah moment was a deny reality moment was when the romney campaign suggested that a fiat was going to close a plant in toledo making jeeps when everyone in fiat and toledo knew it wasn't and did that five to 10 days before the election closed. everyone knew it wasn't true and they kept running ads about it. just amazing. chris: helene. >> paul ryan. it takes a lot of chutzpah to say two hours. olympians running at that. but that's a really -- chris: that's 13 miles an hour if you do the math. >> that's amazingly fast. >> i like ryan. he was on the campaign trail insisting that after obama became president obama had closed a plant, a g.m. plant. and people said, was actually closed in december. george bush was president. he kept saying it. now, that really takes something. >> i'm going to go with an italian but not that italian. silvio berlusconi. convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to four years in prison decides this is the perfect platform to run for prime minis
. >> ryan and rove were part after larger republican story which is to deny reality. and my favorite chutzpah moment was a deny reality moment was when the romney campaign suggested that a fiat was going to close a plant in toledo making jeeps when everyone in fiat and toledo knew it wasn't and did that five to 10 days before the election closed. everyone knew it wasn't true and they kept running ads about it. just amazing. chris: helene. >> paul ryan. it takes a lot of chutzpah to...
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reunited again after what the romney campaign says was a big win in kentucky last night, in a 90 minute marathon of disagreements over everything from social security and taxes. >> it has never been done before. >> reporter: the candidates fought over whether the obama administration dismissed security concerns at the u.s. consulate in libya. >> we were not told they wanted more security. >> reporter: it was topic number one, a charged moment in the night for the wisconsin congressman. >> ronald reagan -- >> oh, now, your jack kennedy. >> reporter: as predicted by the campaign, the vice president came out grinning, flapping, flailing arms. >> we will have credibility on this issue. >> incredible. >> thank goodness we have these sanctions in place, in spite of their opposition. discredited by studies, over a 100 criminal investigations. >> reporter: along the way, the vice president cut in. >> >> mr. vice president, i know you're under duress -- >> reporter: he talked about the auto bailout. >> when had mr. romney said that he was a car guy, i thought well if they have them in an elevato
reunited again after what the romney campaign says was a big win in kentucky last night, in a 90 minute marathon of disagreements over everything from social security and taxes. >> it has never been done before. >> reporter: the candidates fought over whether the obama administration dismissed security concerns at the u.s. consulate in libya. >> we were not told they wanted more security. >> reporter: it was topic number one, a charged moment in the night for the...
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the ryan budget which mitt romney called marvelous ends up giving a tax break to the wealthiest people in america of $150,000 a year. governor kasich, we can't do that. we have to use that money to reduce the deficit. we have to cut spending and put everything on the table. i think governor mitt romney's approach to this sadly is a return to the same economic policy we had under president bush. that brought on the worstç recession since the great depression. we don't want to go back to those economic policies. >> david, i will say this. i think we can have tax reform but that doesn't mean tax increases. we ought to make the rates flatter. we ought to get rid of a bunch of the loopholes. i want to commend senator durbin. i know he did hard work with a number of people on both sides of the aisle in the senate. the fact of the matter is, we have to top the whole class warfare business. we can in fact close loopholes, lower rates, provide more incentives. our corporate tax rates are the highest in the world. look, all i'm interested in in ohio and i think dick is interested in in america
the ryan budget which mitt romney called marvelous ends up giving a tax break to the wealthiest people in america of $150,000 a year. governor kasich, we can't do that. we have to use that money to reduce the deficit. we have to cut spending and put everything on the table. i think governor mitt romney's approach to this sadly is a return to the same economic policy we had under president bush. that brought on the worstç recession since the great depression. we don't want to go back to those...
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vice president biden was also in ohio along with paul ryan. again, a lot of people focusing on ohio. we were here for early voting yesterday. the lines are extremely long. veronica? >> tracy potts this morning in cincinnati. tracy, thank you. >>> there was anger and frustration in florida where voters lined up to cast absentee ball lots after being cut off from the early voting deadline on saturday. our national correspondent explains what happened there and other potential election problems. >> reporter: frustrated voters outside the miami-dade election office after the county announced it would open its doors to provide and accept absentee ballots, but so many voters showed up and election officials were overwhelmed. they shut their doors and then decided to reopen. the democratic party sued to extend early voters after some were stuck in lines for hours. >> i'm a little upset about the lines, like five hours now. >> reporter: they are embracing for lots of problems on tuesday, especially in the battleground states. in ohio, experts say beca
vice president biden was also in ohio along with paul ryan. again, a lot of people focusing on ohio. we were here for early voting yesterday. the lines are extremely long. veronica? >> tracy potts this morning in cincinnati. tracy, thank you. >>> there was anger and frustration in florida where voters lined up to cast absentee ball lots after being cut off from the early voting deadline on saturday. our national correspondent explains what happened there and other potential...
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if indeed, if the paul ryan plan is the blueprint for the budget for mitt romney the president's got to explain what the paul ryan plan means for michigan, ohio, pennsylvania, double down that way. i think if you double down with some of the regulations people may -- romney will point out the health care stuff didn't work for you. if you're in the telecom industry, didn't work for you because since the 1920s you've had the same regulations. in the gas industry, governor cuomo issuing permits for natural gas exploratioexplorati. he's doing it. why aren't you doing it? lay out how romney would do, how america would look different and do it specifically. at the same time i still believe kim's right in half of what she's saying the president has to have a message about where he's going to take us in the next four years. and if you don't have that i don't know how you on vince people you deserve four more years. >> maybe it's not simple enough. it's not clear enough. but he's talking about investing in education. he's talking about investing in infrastructure. that word is not a great wor
if indeed, if the paul ryan plan is the blueprint for the budget for mitt romney the president's got to explain what the paul ryan plan means for michigan, ohio, pennsylvania, double down that way. i think if you double down with some of the regulations people may -- romney will point out the health care stuff didn't work for you. if you're in the telecom industry, didn't work for you because since the 1920s you've had the same regulations. in the gas industry, governor cuomo issuing permits...
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this thursday between vice president joe biden and romney's running mate, paul ryan. after the lopsided debate this past week, willie, the stakes are now higher than ever. >> a lot on the line. peter alexander in virginia for us this morning. thanks very much. >> a check of the day's other top stories. natalie morales is over at the news desk, natalie, good morning. >> good morning, savannah and willie, good morning, everyone. >>> an unprecedented third term for hugo chavez as the socialist leader is re-elected in venezuela. kerry sanders is live with more from caracas, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. the official result showed pentagon hugo chavez won that unprecedented third term with 54% of the vote. the newspaper headline here says it all, "six more years." for chavis's supporters, his re-election is an emotional moment in history. fireworks filled the skies. as the street party continued well into the early morning hours. a chavez victory shows supporters his brand of socialism is here to stay. >> we want to live in socialism. >> reporter: hugo
this thursday between vice president joe biden and romney's running mate, paul ryan. after the lopsided debate this past week, willie, the stakes are now higher than ever. >> a lot on the line. peter alexander in virginia for us this morning. thanks very much. >> a check of the day's other top stories. natalie morales is over at the news desk, natalie, good morning. >> good morning, savannah and willie, good morning, everyone. >>> an unprecedented third term for hugo...
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can romney find path towards the presidency without ohio? i would say that, with wisconsin in play, and that being the home state advantage for ryan, that wisconsin gives an alternative. >> and so both campaigns are expected to crisscross each other this weekend and other swing states like new hampshire, iowa and virginia. >>> maryland voters turned out in record numbers on the final day of early voting. 90,000 voters cast their ballots. the numbers have been huge, eve within the disruption of hurricane sandy. here's that story. >> samantha burrell wasn't expecting to be met with cheers at her voting location on friday, but that's exactly what she got. she's the proud first time voter and an early voter. >> to be a first time voter is such an extraordinary chance that most people don't get to take, so i was just so happy to make history today. >> samantha was one of 415,000 marylanders who took advantage of the five days of early voting. as of 8:00, an hour before the polls closed, an estimated 92,000 had voted just on friday alone. convenie
can romney find path towards the presidency without ohio? i would say that, with wisconsin in play, and that being the home state advantage for ryan, that wisconsin gives an alternative. >> and so both campaigns are expected to crisscross each other this weekend and other swing states like new hampshire, iowa and virginia. >>> maryland voters turned out in record numbers on the final day of early voting. 90,000 voters cast their ballots. the numbers have been huge, eve within the...
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he called paul ryan's budget marvelous. it cuts taxes for the wealthiest and eliminates medicare as we know it and makes deep cuts in programs that middle-income families need. here's the answer. instead of finger pointing and name calling on the senate side we have a bipartisan approach. setting at the table, dick durbin, tom coburn, conservative republican from oklahoma, mike crapo, conservative republican from idaho and kent conrad. eight of us with mark warner, saxby chambliss. we are working toward the bowles/simpson approach which unfortunately paul ryan's budget doesn't reflect. everything has to be on the table. if we're going to work this out, if we're going to compromise and give the american people an answer instead of a political speech or sound bite, we've got to get back to the same basic bowles/simpson principles that paul ryan and unfortunately the three house republicans refuse to vote for. it's still the bottom line solution to our problem. >> senator, let me ask you a political question in this campaign.
he called paul ryan's budget marvelous. it cuts taxes for the wealthiest and eliminates medicare as we know it and makes deep cuts in programs that middle-income families need. here's the answer. instead of finger pointing and name calling on the senate side we have a bipartisan approach. setting at the table, dick durbin, tom coburn, conservative republican from oklahoma, mike crapo, conservative republican from idaho and kent conrad. eight of us with mark warner, saxby chambliss. we are...
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. >> the president mentioned mitt romney in a speech yesterday. >> he did mention mitt romney by name for the first time in a speech. he criticized him for supporting a congressman paul ryan's budget plan. that may be a sign that the president sees mitt romney as the inevitable competitor. blaming the president for skyrocketing gas prices. >> maryland voters also cast voters on tuesday -- also cast ballots on tuesday. ben cardin wins. in the sixth district primary, john dulaney wins. he will face roscoe bartlett for the sixth district house seat in the november election. there were plenty more primary ballots on the election. not to many voters showed up to vote for them. jennifer franciotti has more. >> it was not a big surprise that not too many voters showed up. you cannot blame the weather. about 10% of registered voters in maryland came out to the polls. light turnout was expected with a democratic president of for reelection. those who did come out to vote thought it was important to exercise their right to cast a ballot. >> i have never not voted since i was eligible to vote. i
. >> the president mentioned mitt romney in a speech yesterday. >> he did mention mitt romney by name for the first time in a speech. he criticized him for supporting a congressman paul ryan's budget plan. that may be a sign that the president sees mitt romney as the inevitable competitor. blaming the president for skyrocketing gas prices. >> maryland voters also cast voters on tuesday -- also cast ballots on tuesday. ben cardin wins. in the sixth district primary, john...
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. >> governor romney and congressman ryan would redistribute wealth from middle class families to the wealthiest americans. >> reporter: and the obama super pac attacked the comments in a new ad airing in six battleground states. >> and mitt romney will never convince us he's on our side. >> romney's aggressive new counterattacks follow three days of fierce criticism. "wall street journal" columnist peggy noonan blasting the campaign as incompetent. an intervention is in order, she wrote. mitt, this isn't working. speaking out on the issue for the first time, romney's wife ann says her husband's fundraiser remarks were misinterpreted and taken out of context. and the first lady alluded to the comments, as well. >> as president, you have to be driven by the struggles, hopes, and dreams of all of the people you serve. >> reporter: and both sides have been spending a lot of time fund raising in recent weeks, but there's been criticism within mitt romney's own party that he's spent too much time, matt, raising money, and not enough time with voters. the campaign is pushing back claiming t
. >> governor romney and congressman ryan would redistribute wealth from middle class families to the wealthiest americans. >> reporter: and the obama super pac attacked the comments in a new ad airing in six battleground states. >> and mitt romney will never convince us he's on our side. >> romney's aggressive new counterattacks follow three days of fierce criticism. "wall street journal" columnist peggy noonan blasting the campaign as incompetent. an...
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paul ryan and i, we will bring real change for america. >> mitt romney spent some time in pennsylvania. he wants to flip the state. at this point, the election is not about the undecideds. it is about firing up the base. >> if you get all your supporters out to the polls, you will win this election. >> president obama acknowledged it is all up to voters. it is out of his hands. >> if they do their jobs, they are not relevant either because it is now up to you. >> both candidates will go to seven states before going to their respective corners. president obama in chicago, and mitt romney in boston. >> mitt romney is getting some last-minute support from a republican. >> sarah palin is back in the headlines. the super pac has done it money to the romney campaign. it is a little bit interesting. she has not been super prominent in romney's bid the white house. she never had a speaking role at the republican national convention. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> this year, voters in maryland have several other reasons to cast their ballots. kim dacey is live on federal hill with those issue
paul ryan and i, we will bring real change for america. >> mitt romney spent some time in pennsylvania. he wants to flip the state. at this point, the election is not about the undecideds. it is about firing up the base. >> if you get all your supporters out to the polls, you will win this election. >> president obama acknowledged it is all up to voters. it is out of his hands. >> if they do their jobs, they are not relevant either because it is now up to you. >>...
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. >> how does mitt romney differ from george bush? his big proposal is the ryan budget which is slash medicare and medicaid for 30 million people to lose health insurance. that is to the right of where george bush was. >> it is going to be president obama and governor romney. >> hold on. i can tell you how he differs from george bush and so can bill clinton whom we just saw on tape. this president is telling the american people that the biggest problem we have is other americans holding the economy back. and bill clinton was a new business democrat. he wanted to grow the economy. the president's job bill clinton thought was to grow it for everybody and not just redistribute what americans have. the biggest flip that is hurting barack obama is a split in the democratic party. hillary clinton is still running. >> here is the problem for governor romney. he has to create distance from a republican party in trouble. he has to create new opportunities for the coalition of youngs, hispanics and women. he has to do that with the vision for t
. >> how does mitt romney differ from george bush? his big proposal is the ryan budget which is slash medicare and medicaid for 30 million people to lose health insurance. that is to the right of where george bush was. >> it is going to be president obama and governor romney. >> hold on. i can tell you how he differs from george bush and so can bill clinton whom we just saw on tape. this president is telling the american people that the biggest problem we have is other...
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governor romney and paul ryan were forced to cancel events in virginia and turn their attention to ohio, the state that's looking more and more like a clincher. lady liberty is celebrating a birthday today, her 126th. >> and officials hope sandy will not crash her reopening party, after being closed for renovations since 2011. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. and this is maryland. teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundred
governor romney and paul ryan were forced to cancel events in virginia and turn their attention to ohio, the state that's looking more and more like a clincher. lady liberty is celebrating a birthday today, her 126th. >> and officials hope sandy will not crash her reopening party, after being closed for renovations since 2011. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in...
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that's why you'll see so much time spent by governor romney, by congressman ryan in ohio over the next week. it's a very close race. before the debate, denver -- this race was out of reach in ohio for governor romney. now it's a very close race. it's anywhere from president obama with a very, very slight lead to just about an even race in ohio. so it's going to come down to the wire. >> and karen, when you break down the ohio numbers further, it's interesting when you look at those who will vote early, the obama folks went about six out of ten early voters, but losing those who say they're going to vote on election day, 44 to 51, romney with 51. what's the story there? is it potentially that the obama campaign is peaking too early with the early vote snerl larly? >> i don't think so. i think that's great spin from the romney campaign. here's the thing to remember, actually. early voters tend to be what we call sporadic voters. it's a different universe than those who actually vote on election day. they're people who don't necessarily vote in any election, presidential, midterm, you kno
that's why you'll see so much time spent by governor romney, by congressman ryan in ohio over the next week. it's a very close race. before the debate, denver -- this race was out of reach in ohio for governor romney. now it's a very close race. it's anywhere from president obama with a very, very slight lead to just about an even race in ohio. so it's going to come down to the wire. >> and karen, when you break down the ohio numbers further, it's interesting when you look at those who...
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. >> who ended up being the true star, in your view, of tampa, ryan, eastwood, romney? >> not eastwood. mitt romney not only did a competent performance, he did a very good performance. i think that's going to give him a lot of confidence going into the first debate in october. the fact that he did so well. i think he had tremendous faith in the words he was speaking. he spoke them slowly. there's an economy of words he used. he knew what he was saying was going to work. it was going to get an applause. i think that confidence is going to build towards the first debate. >> chris, let's talk about this documentary airing on msnbc tonight. you actually returned to 2004 when a lot of americans got their very first look at barack obama. the speech that ended up introducing him to the nation. let's take a listen. >> the pundits like to slice and dice our country in the red states and blue states, red states for republicans, blue states for democrats. but i've got news for them, too. we worship an awesome god in the blue states and we don't like federal agents poking around i
. >> who ended up being the true star, in your view, of tampa, ryan, eastwood, romney? >> not eastwood. mitt romney not only did a competent performance, he did a very good performance. i think that's going to give him a lot of confidence going into the first debate in october. the fact that he did so well. i think he had tremendous faith in the words he was speaking. he spoke them slowly. there's an economy of words he used. he knew what he was saying was going to work. it was...
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obama charged mitt romney and paul ryan offered an obsolete message that lacked specifics and purpose. >> there was a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices but nobody actually bothered to tell you what they were. they know their economic plan isn't popular. >> in florida, mitt romney and paul ryan vowed again to tell hard truths. >> we will not duck the tough issues and we will not kick the can down the road. we will lead. >> ryan has been at ohio state on this football saturday. >> ohio! >> mitt romney, in cincinnati, blaming barack obama for america's jobless. >> and today 23 million people are out of work or stopped looking for work or are underemployed. let me tell you, if you have a coach that's 0-23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. >> but the current coach claims a winning season and better ones ahead. >> we've got more good jobs to create. we've got more home-grown energy to generate. >> democratic convention delegates are arriving in charlotte for a week of making their case to the nation. here in north carolina, a swing state, and in colorado, florida,
obama charged mitt romney and paul ryan offered an obsolete message that lacked specifics and purpose. >> there was a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices but nobody actually bothered to tell you what they were. they know their economic plan isn't popular. >> in florida, mitt romney and paul ryan vowed again to tell hard truths. >> we will not duck the tough issues and we will not kick the can down the road. we will lead. >> ryan has been at ohio state on this...
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it makes you think how far ahead romney would be if he were actually running a campaign. his unwillingness to go big is astonishing. a hit-and-run critique here, slogan of the week there. his only momentum when he chose paul ryan and seemed ready to engage on the big stuff, medicare, kbiemthmentes, but he has retreated to the small and safe. when you're behind, safe is fatal. even his counterpunching has gone miniature. >> this reminds me a little bit of the mccain campaign back in 2008 in those days at the end when you felt like the campaign was grasping at every new ornament that it found on the tree. it's being distracted. one week it seems to be libya. the next day it's medicare. the next day it's whether the president has said something about a bump in the road. and i think the voters, it's very confusing to have these very short-term responses in the romney campaign. of course every campaign has to have a rapid response. but usually that should augment what is the overall strategy. it shouldn't become the strategy. and at the moment it seems like they are trying to
it makes you think how far ahead romney would be if he were actually running a campaign. his unwillingness to go big is astonishing. a hit-and-run critique here, slogan of the week there. his only momentum when he chose paul ryan and seemed ready to engage on the big stuff, medicare, kbiemthmentes, but he has retreated to the small and safe. when you're behind, safe is fatal. even his counterpunching has gone miniature. >> this reminds me a little bit of the mccain campaign back in 2008...
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. >> paul ryan went to virginia, like the president. as barack obama headed to chicago to early vote, mitt romney kept campaigning in ohio. steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. >> just two days from now, marylanders can head to the polls for early voting. that has advocates all across the state making one final push on the key issues that will be on this year's ballot. members of the teachers' unions say they are voting yes to question 7, which would create a casino in prince george's county and at table games to all casinos. rallyist talked about how the ballot initiative would bring jobs and revenue to maryland as a whole. leaders in the jewish community are pushing for voters to back question 6, the civil marriage protection act. rabbis and others talked about moral values that mandate everyone be treated fairly under the law. >> when two people choose to marry, whether they are gay or straight, they do so because they love each other, they share common values, they believe in a future that will be better if they commit to one another.
. >> paul ryan went to virginia, like the president. as barack obama headed to chicago to early vote, mitt romney kept campaigning in ohio. steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. >> just two days from now, marylanders can head to the polls for early voting. that has advocates all across the state making one final push on the key issues that will be on this year's ballot. members of the teachers' unions say they are voting yes to question 7, which would create a casino in prince george's...